8 Amendments of Aldo PATRICIELLO related to 2017/2084(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that citizens represent one of the main channels for society’s uptake of low-carbon innovative solutions, which have a substantial impact on levels of green energy consumption; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to focus more efforts on facilitating and enhancing citizens’ access to such solutions; To this regard, supports the Commission's intention of decarbonising the EU's building stock by 2050, as it is alone responsible for over 40% of the Union's final energy demand; Express concerns about the tools and financial support to achieve this major challenge in the Commission's communication;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1 Acknowledges that the European Union is one of the global leaders and largest public funders of clean energy consider that research and innovation with over EUR 10 billion in funding in this area;considers that research and innovation are key to support Europe's global competitiveness and leadership in advanced energy technologies and energy efficiency solutions;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission reaffirms its ambition to speed up the transition towards a competitive low-carbon economy with a comprehensive strategy on incentives for private investments, tailored financial instruments and financing towards research and innovation;to this regard welcomes the Commission´s decision to invest more than EUR 2 billion of the total 2018-2020 Horizon working programme in clean energy research and innovation, eloctro-mobility, decarbonisation of building stock and integration of renewables;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Acknowledges that increased funding for research projects will lead to cost reductions and a more competitive European energy storage industry;encourages the Member States to pool their resources for carrying out large-scale projects on low-carbon innovation in order to improve the cooperation between key European research stakeholders;believes that this will speed up the coordination of these stakeholders, making them more competitive;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Deplores the fact that there is little mention of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, even though the Commission considers it indispensable to achieving the 2050 targets;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that research and innovation in energy crucially depends on predictability and certainty, which require long-term policy vision, sustained targeted incentives and patient equity capital in order to attain the necessary critical mass for market deployment; welcomes and encourages the focus on key technologies, as confirmed in the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) and Commission communication; stresses, however, the need for greater prioritisation of cross- cutting, systemic innovation in energy, as innovation is not only technology-driven;